Ratan Tata the artiste & his collaborative painting at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The late Ratan Tata once took to art to raise funds for a good cause and the painting has a pride of place at the lobby of Mumbai’s iconic Taj Mahal Palace. The year was 2006 and paintings that were to be a collaborative effort between a famous Indian personality from the field of business, sportsperson or actor, and an acclaimed painter were to be auctioned.“Ratan Tata had a great relationship for many decades with painter Lakshman Shrestha and the two collaborated.According to the painter, Tata had approached him asking when he should put his one brushstroke as his contribution to the painting,” said people in the know.However Shreshta insisted Tata must dedicate “a significant amount of time and effort” to jointly completing the painting. “Tata spent a few days working nine h...